Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 70.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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